1. |
Your Ghost Remains
00:23
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i don't want to be your lover forever
if things are gonna be this way
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2. |
Your Crown Is Slipping
01:51
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you take this heart, tear it apart
and leave me to collect the pieces
out on this town, sipping whiskey in bars
phone rings, Merry Christmas
finally learned to breathe on my own
then i hear about your news
i'm left standing in the parking lot
cold and a bruised heart
thought this phase was long gone
i guess i'm still learning
the love road winds, sitting on my mind
know you gotta have a reason
you've long been my beauty queen
it's a shame you're losing your crown
fell so hard for you long ago
with one big faithful dive
i'll start with a pick up
then finally a get up
this heart's been to war
seen hell too many times over
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3. |
Half a Smile Later
02:50
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Courtney, she looks such a wreck
suppose we'd make a great match i guess
your jacket's the prettiest shade of red, i glow
no actually we just checked each other out
coming down from a week long high
i notice her staring as i waited in line
with all this hurt fresh in the system
i'm hoping she will help
with all the clutter in this head, i still know
that you and i were meant for one thing
had i sat down and started talking
but we'll never know
no, we'll never know
you're eyes are the prettiest i'd ever seen
big and blue you could be my queen
now i ain't guy in a song by the police
i just think you're pretty, want to tell you
i mean let's be fair, you looked first
drew me in with those eyes, you laid a curse
started sweating but tried not to show
half a smile later you were gone
with all the clutter in this head, i still know
that you and i were meant for one thing
had i sat down and started talking
but we'll never know
no, we'll never know
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4. |
We Are One Less
03:10
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had to put old Mickey down, tender age of fourteen
we rode shotgun, him on my lap, to his farewell party
i watched the life leave from his eyes, a choking in my throat
buried him in the backyard of my ma and pa
i met Roger, 2008, summer at Hampton Beach
been sober eighteen years until this past January
you could see the sadness glaze over his worn eyes
listen to his stories of girls, cop cars and lies
i still feel their pain
every time it rains
but hey, what are you gonna do?
touring the United States singing about what's in my heart
living out of hotels with hardly anything in cart
the dirt and hell that come with it are just a part they say
it's different living through it all, i guess that's rock n' roll
Jeffrey had sleeves of tattoos living in Pennsylvane
a battle of a life telling stories of his brother Dane
the love he had inside his heart, brightened the night sky
started an organization where he handed out guitars
i still feel their pain
every time it rains
but hey, what are you gonna do?
i'm learning to love
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5. |
Don't Lay Me Aside
02:21
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hold tight, oh how the light shines on you
honey, will you stand with me?
'cause all i ever asked was your hand
and all this time i've fought for you
listen, listening to the rain
a standing 'O,' get the applause meter out
lie upon your floor, the windows open wide
girl i love you so, don't let me go aside
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6. |
Can I See You Tonight?
01:51
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to the girl with girl eyes
i see right through your disguise
and helped me realize
that i like your pretty eyes
they shine bright like the moon tonight
i see them gazing deep inside
walking down dark city nights
i'll hold your hand, i'll hold you tight
the more days that pass me by
i think of asking for a reply
don't want to see eager now
but it's hard with this feeling in my heart
when the day comes where we must part
will i hold back tears or did they just start?
to the girl with girl eyes
can i see you tonight?
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7. |
Rain Everyday
01:43
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the skies have been grey for way too long
over hear in my woods
and their ain't much hope of things looking up
i just want to rest my eyes for a moment
it taste so bad, but the beer's wicked cheap
thought of selling drugs to make my ends meet
she's got another man on her sleeve
i'm just a clock that's been broken for years
it's getting dark, but there's a little light left
try to hold on and not lose my grasp
starting to look "Merle" with a beard and a flask
a skull full of chaos and rain everyday
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8. |
Die Alone
02:00
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got a lot of faith that you're never gonna change she said
you will never see a change, that's why
she ain't never leaving him and I
will die alone
got all of your lonely notes
all your "miss you"s, "love to see you soon"s
i think you just like holding to
the ghost of what was once our lives
those lives are dead
if i'm in the wrong then please explain it in a song
she said she's holding on to hope
that's why she's holding on to me
only i can be dragged through the mud
only such a short time
before i even take a hint
i'm saying things i'd never mean
so please help me
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9. |
The Blue Hour (Live)
02:20
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i've got a feeling it's over but we just began to start
honey you're so beautiful and i just felt my heart hit the floor
as you walked through the door
i've got a hankering for you honey
let's you and me go drive
pretty soon you'll be one thousand miles away
but in my mind you're already gone
so tell me why this heart has been in such a rut
tell me why this timing sucks and hate it
tell me why i stay up drinking and thinking
tell me why alone forever sounds so bad
i love ya honey
i'd like to meet your precious lips for just one more kiss
then i'll leave
before you're gone, before you even turn around
(made up words here to hide the face that i didn't know the lyrics)
i hope and pray everyday that you'll think of the wines and times
pretty soon you'll be one thousand miles away
but in my mind you're already gone
so tell me why this heart has been in such a rut
tell me why this timing sucks and hate it
tell me why i stay up drinking and thinking
tell me why alone forever sounds so bad
i love ya honey
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i've got a picture of an angel standing guard
just because i sink don't mean i don't care
i do
Lord will you watch over me
keep me safe from the storms i've made
please help me see this through
i wish to change oh so bad
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11. |
Take Heart
01:02
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in this world you will have trouble
but take heart i have overcome the world
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12. |
My Burden To Rest
02:30
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I've got this burden, it weighs so heavily
i can barely stand, let alone breathe
if i give it up, if i let it go
lay it at your feet, will you help me breathe?
you help me breathe
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got a lot of miles to go
and with everything that i may face
give me strength to fight the race
that i might finish standing
it's 5:11 AM
and sleep just won't seem to call
and i'm thinking of you still
outside this airport hotel
come back to me doll
'cause i miss you so
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14. |
For You
01:57
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